Shoe cabinet is one of the essential furnitures in every home. You can either find them in the porch area or inside the main entrance hall.
The shoe cabinets placed inside the main entrance in most homes are not just ordinary furniture, but decorative pieces since first impressions count when guests walk in.
Some like keeping their shoe cabinet in their rooms while others like placing their footwear in their wardrobe.
Does it really matter where you keep your shoes?
Is it bad to keep your footwear in certain areas in your home?
For convenience sake, some just like leaving their shoes or slippers lying around outside the front door entrance. Afterall, it is easy to slip the feet in and out of these footwears when you want to go out or walk in.
Whatever is it that you like to do, be careful and try to observe the Feng Shui do’s and don’ts for storing footwear and placement of shoe rack.
Experts say how and where you place the shoe cabinet or footwear are connected with wealth and good luck with effect to main door Feng Shui.
Here are some of the general rules concerning footwear and shoe cabinets:
1 Type of shoe cabinet
Get an enclosed shoe cabinet as it would keep shoes hidden from view and is also able to contain any smell from the shoes. The cabinet can trap the bad energy when it is closed. But make sure it has an opening or proper ventilation, too. Feng Shui experts suggest shoe cabinets should have five tiers which represent the five elements, namely metal, water, wood, fire & earth, in the aspect of Feng Shui.
2 Keeping footwear or shoe cabinet in bedroom
Keeping footwear or a shoe cabinet in the bedroom is a bad choice. This is because the negative energy field of the shoes has a significant impact on bedroom Feng Shui and it could affect marriage or relationship with people.
3 Placing an auspicious item on the shoe cabinet
You can place auspicious items in a decorative cabinet or on a book shelf, but not above the shoe cabinet. If you do have such items on the shoe cabinet, do remove them immediately because they will have a negative impact on your home Feng Shui.
4 Positioning of your shoe
It is wise to place the shoe front inwards to avoid having the bad qi directing at you whenever you open the enclosed shoe cabinet. This is also to avoid prolonged period of illness, especially if the shoes have pointed toes. If the shoes are placed downwards, it signifies the decline of one’s luck.
5 Wearing shoes in the house
It is important to never wear shoes inside the home. The custom of removing shoes before entering a home is a mark of respect for the household. It is also clean to do so and reduces the number of allergens in the house. Shoes are worn to many places with different Feng Shui energy outside. If you had been to some area with bad Feng Shui, there is high possibility of you bringing those Feng Shui back to your home. So, it is better to keep your shoes in the shoe cabinet facing inward then to bring them indoors.
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